Combined collar and hames



(No Model.)

T. BRODERIUK;

COMBINED GOLIQAR AND HAMES. No. 264,922. Patented Sept, 26, 1882.

' ATTORNEYJZI N. Pam s Fhnlolrtbcgrupher, Washington a. c.

paratory to its insertion.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS BRODERIGK, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED COLLAR AND HAMES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,922, dated September 26, 1882.

- Application filed April 17, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, THOMAS BRODERICK, of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Oillar and Hames; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which forma p at of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a front view of the metal frame constituting the hames. Fig. 2is a transverse if-{$121011 enlarged, showingcollar-pads and tug attachments. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section,

detached, of the locking device atjunction of hames, drawn to a larger scale. Fig. 4 is a side view of the trace-tug. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of same. Fig. 6 is a side and top view, respectively, of the tug-hook pre- Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the pole-strap ring.

This invention relates to certain improvements on my Letters Patent, No. 246,066, of August 23. 1881', whereby the construction of the combined collar and hames is simplified and the whole strengthened.

The malleable cast-iron frames A B are reduced to a smaller width of semicircular section and occupy the front of the collar, and are hinged COgGtllBlHit the top, as shown. The frames A B have the cars a, which are perforated for the attachment of the hame'rings. They also havethe backwardly-extendinglugs b for the attachment of thehame-lugs c. The latter have the L-shaped toe-pieces d, which are inserted first into the corresponding open ings, e, in the lugs 11, and, after being brought down against the lugs b, the books 0 are secured by the boltsf. In this construction the strain in pullingall comes against the rear shoulder of the L-shaped toe-piece cl, thus relieving the boltf.

Instead of the single socket-casting O of my former patent, I now form one half of the socket integral with the frame A, as shown at (hand theother halt, C, I bolt thereto by the screw g. Across the end of the part 0 is a bar,

h, Fig. 3, and outside this an opening to per-' wit the end D of frame 13 to enter the socket 0. Upon the bar h, I clinch or bend the ends of the keeper '5, which thus swings on said bar. The keeper 5 then passes backwardly into socket O'and is formed with the shoulder Ir,

Fig. 3, and thumb-piece m, which is made accessible through an opening, a, in the socket O, and is also provided with the rear pin or projection, 0, upon which is guided a spiral spring, 1), which at the other end rests in the socket q formed in the part 0 of the socket. The keeper 6 is thus always pressed outwardly. The end I) of frame B is formedto match the casting G, and is provided at the part which enters the latter with a hook or recess, r, which, when thrust into castingO, passes over and is caught by the keeper i,the strain comingon the latter in a more efficient manner than in my former patent. By depressing thethumb piece at the hook r is released and the parts A B may be separated. A hole, 8, in the socket O or frame A receives the shank t of the pole-strap ring a, Fig. 7, which is held by the springtongue 1; striking against the inner face of casting G, and prevents its withdrawal, except when the projecting end of the spring-tongue v is adjusted. This adapts the collar and hames to double harness.

The pads P are secured, as before, by appropriate stitching; The frame A B may be enameled or covered with leather, as desired.

Their curved form affords a shoulder, against which the pads P rest and are secured against being forced out of place.

The tugends, which form apart ofthe hamcs, are peculiar. They are made in three parts, so as to be placed on the tug-hooks and secured permanently. The bottom a is formed at one end to curve upwardly, Figs. 4 and 5, so as to afford a seat for the buckle, and attheother end is slotted to allow the insertion of the clip 0, which connects with the hams-lug 0. The buckle is laid in its seat, then the ends or sides of the box-loop d are set in, and a metal strap. 0, having at its outer end the remainder of the buckle-seat and at its inner end a slot, is pushedin under a screw,f, which has been screwed into the bottom a, and is then secured by the screw g just inside the outer end of the box-loop 01. Previous to this final fastening the clip 0 is attached to the hametouch its body. Then it is inserted through the slot in the end of the part a till its end comes under the metal strap 0 and its nose h gets under the edge of the slot in part a. A lug, i, on the under side of clip 0 at this point falls behind the projection or'screW-socket It on part a, and the shoulder l is behind a lug, m, on part 01.. Then the leather finish n is set on, With its scarfed end passing under the scarfed end of the strap a, after which. the whole is secured together by the two screws g and 0, as shown. By this construction that part of the tug is greatly cheapened and a permanent connection secured.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of frame A, having lug b and opening 6, with hame-lug 0, having toepiece d and bolt f, substantially as described.

2. The combination of frame B, having hooked or recessed end D, with frame A, hav- 20 in g the two-part v socket O 0, bar h, keeper '5, having shoulder 7c, pin 0, thumb-piece m, and spring 19, substantially as described.

3. The combinatiomwith frame A, having perforated socket U, of the pole-strap hook u, 25 having shank t and spring-catch v, substantially as described.

4. The combination of hame-section A, ha1ne-. lug 0, clip 0 h, back a, part c, box-loop d, leather or other finish n, projections k z" m, and screws f g 0, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS BRODERIGK.

Witnesses:

'l. J. ll/IGTIGHE, THOMAS J. PATTERSON. 

